The Bizarre Toxic Death Of Gloria Ramirez

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[@cestlaami]

I always watch this at night and I always hate myself

[@Eenie27]

Amitha Alex lmao same

[@midnightdreamer8300]

I know!!! That's what I'm doing right now.

[@kellymaja1712]

Amitha Alex me right now

[@krystarenee5776]

omg me too

[@22mm__c51]

Amitha Alex ikr!

[@emilys1418]

Nurse: has to use crutches for months because her *bones are dying* Investigators: It’s all psychological

[@frickbro]

Why didn't shane come up with this hahaha

[@Sarah-eh7bw]

It's not unprecedented for people to be so convinced they're sick that they need crutches or even a wheelchair. However given that the doctor in this case experienced necrosis, I think it's highly unlikely that it was all in her head, so to speak.

[@NeatoBurrito05]

The mind could easily do that to someone

[@jagp135]

what if it's all of the first 3 theories

[@pablomylovemarryme3495]

Giorno can fix that

[@pogchamp2675]

the show: is LITERALLY called buzzfeed unsolved me: is still surprised when the cases aren’t solved

[@bluex610]

Took me a while not going to lie

[@user-ji8sm8aj2l]

I made it 1k likes 😌🙏🏽

[@pogchamp2675]

@@user-ji8sm8aj2l you are awesome

[@Whatareevenbirds]

but some of them are soooo obvious, like the disappearance of the Sodder children and the Keddie cabin murderers the dude literally said he killed the family and yet the police is like [Shane's voice] "huh who could it be??"

[@angel-hu3bp]

@@Whatareevenbirds the police: who couldve done this🤨 killer: ME. I DID THIS police: omg we just can't figure it out

[@claire8011]

We rarely ever hear Shane interrupt Ryan before he’s finished a section of the case, but his quiet “what” in this episode took me out

[@lailaramesh9045]

same lmao

[@clemturnerfirst]

the “oOoOo” at 5:47

[@kosmique]

huh !?! he interrupts ryan a lot... like, really a lot.

[@kittykat4935]

I knew it! 😂😂 These two are pretty funny 😂

[@RaftTheDaq]

@@kosmique i think OP said about the subtle 'oOoh and what?' during Ryan's reading. That is rare coming from Shane because usually, Shane only talk after Ryan is done reading a section. I also thought Ryan's Reading is a voice-over because of this.

[@specialkayxoxo]

Me, reading title out loud: “the bizarre, toxic death-“ Ad: “it smells so fresh and clean”

[@specialkayxoxo]

K-popper love good for you?

[@specialkayxoxo]

GoggleDumb lmfao I wasn’t complaining nor looking for advice but thanks 👌🏻

[@ojhjo1514]

Ahh I luv this 😂😂

[@prabhjotkaur3318]

This cracked me up

[@sauron1414]

Special Kay adblockers seriously need to stop, youtubers are getting wayy less paid because of that.

[@brynnamiley9944]

*snifffffff* "Did you just sniff?" "Yeah I was just seeing....uh if it smelt like fruity garlic" 😂

[@NinjaFloodYoutuber]

I read this exactly when it happened

[@imanrizwan2090]

Lol, laughed so hard at that one

[@MinaBugsy]

I read this right as they said it. Holy smokes 😅😅😅

[@morgan-ug3kz]

Brynna 175 omg lol!😁

[@elementz301]

the Nurses bones literally melting: "Nah, girl, you're just imagining things"

[@oMuStiiA]

This is the stupidest talking point people keep clinging to. You know bone necrosis can be caused by any number of unrelated Illnesses, and that coincidences are a thing right? Imagine if she discovered she had diabetes afterwards and people in the comments kept trying to insist that a toxic fruity garlic corpse was what caused it because it just happened to be detected afterwards.

[@DavidKen878]

@@oMuStiiA I'm pretty sure they stated it happened right after. It's not like it started happening months later.

[@oMuStiiA]

@@DavidKen878 that just makes it even more likely to be caused by a prior health condition.

[@DavidKen878]

@@oMuStiiA Not really. If you watch the interview one of the nurses did from her hospital bed, she talks about what happened that day. But whatever makes you feel better I guess.

[@oMuStiiA]

@@DavidKen878 yeah, logical thinking instead of conspiracy theories that make no sense certainly make me feel better.

[@ermacmacro7136]

2:30 If she is a biohazard, then it would be a better idea to move the other patients outside to localize the anomalous chemicals in Gloria's body to inside the hospital. You can decontaminate a hospital, you can't control how she'll react to open air or how many people she might contaminate outside. Also, Hysteria cannot make someone's bones start decaying or someone sporadically stop breathing entirely.

[@georgerogers2120]

And at that point, they were still trying to save Gloria's life and she may not have been stable enough to move to a sealed room.

[@ermacmacro7136]

@@georgerogers2120 Exactly

[@britishman9159]

Enough of Hysteria might melt bones lol

[@canary0981]

People subconsciously hold their breath all the time. As for the bones, stuff like that is normally from long-term illness. It's entirely possible they just detected it then.

[@yorukocultco-leader6169]

All at the same time? Wouldn’t that mean they all had the same disease?

[@twambilirelaura4911]

"Are you sniffing? What is wrong with you?"..."I want to see if it smells like, uh, fruity garlic" (wheeze)

[@jeenieweenie7095]

Twambilire Laura I read this just as the this part came on 😂

[@evanabat410]

Twambilire Laura XD

[@sophiehopkins7605]

JaNICE R. Same

[@heidothekyoo3788]

Jeenie Weenie same XD

[@cherryneverfound1154]

Twambilire Laura *BIG WHEEZE* 🤣🤣 yes

[@nxghtshxft6919]

The internet was like, " SCREW IT IT'S ALIENS."

[@hailpsyche]

SapphireKat haha

[@cathkamala6920]

SapphireKat that was my theory tho HAHA

[@morgandev8918]

SapphireKat hehe

[@sonyarts6928]

SapphireKat oh internet you cray cray

[@kara-yw7id]

Cry Lizabeth And yet we still love you, internet.

[@Kayla-eh5fb]

Update: this cause was somewhat solved! The most probable theory is that she used an old school remedy of DMSO which is oven cleaner over her body thinking it would help her cancer. It matches all the symptoms that the nurses in the hospital had experienced. R.I.P Gloria

[@easy_eight2810]

That's like drinking bleach thinking it would help clean your stomach better

[@Kayla-eh5fb]

@@easy_eight2810 I know it's crazy but she was desperate. Sad.

[@mithilbhoras9177]

Source?

[@Besitosmwuah]

@@easy_eight2810there were commercials around this time promoting it as an alternative remedy for cancer and people who believed this too. She was desperate, a mother with a family and of course did whatever gave her, in her mind, any kind of chance of beating cancer or prolonging her life. It’s a very sad case

[@Jason_Ultimate]

​@@mithilbhoras9177 Dr. Grant published a paper in the National Library of Medicine going in depth and investigating the case. The paper is called "A possible chemical explanation for the events associated with the death of Gloria Ramirez at Riverside General Hospital" if you want to check it yourself.

[@kaelie7107]

The nurses handled themselves well. The hospital was evacuated because it was considered contaminated, and the needle was thrown away as per protocol. Rest in peace Gloria, and let's hope those nurses made a full recovery.

[@ligmaballs2022]

What kind of protocol lol????

[@juliasheppard166]

@@ligmaballs2022 in hospitals they dispose of used needles pretty much immediately in special bins. Cause if you get stuck by a contaminated needle it’s basically going straight into your bloodstream.

[@kierancowface]

I work in a hospital, you don't want a needlestick injury

[@CRUSH40RULES]

@@juliasheppard166 I know next to nothing about taking blood samples but if they found something odd in the blood-filled syringe, why not store it in a special container so it can be examined further after dealing with the current situation? If you saw something that normally shouldn't be in blood, would you want to run tests on that blood or chuck it in the bin and pretend it never existed?

[@brendandonohue2398]

​@@CRUSH40RULES unless treated and stored properly (aka not in a syringe) blood quickly becomes near useless for anything aside from DNA testing due to quick degradation

[@MrBlitzpunk]

2019: still waiting for the dancing plague episode 2020: we've been hit by an actual plague but still no dancing plague video

[@ameliabilderback667]

Never gonna get the dancing plague episode? All hail the watcher.

[@fatnnerdy_2877]

same that story is great and i want to see Shane tell it cause Ryan had no idea what he was talking about. that would be so cool!

[@isbsey]

Yes Akram, that was weird. Also the 1951 mass poisoning of the French village of Pont-Saint-Esprit. Have they looked into that? I haven't seen it if they did.

[@catherinevaz6139]

I'm French, not gonna lie, it would be greatly appreciated! *I know some things*

[@krinapatel895]

Amelia Bilderback DYING WOOOW THAT WAS AMAZING

[@jeezyfbby]

"fruity garlic! and everyone was like "ohhhh yeah!" I love this dude 😂

[@Moistcraictical]

"Bigfoot spooged on her chest!"

[@jeezyfbby]

awksya f. hahaha that one was good too

[@alliem8497]

I was literally LOL'ing at work during that part

[@widaz7996]

lol

[@MsDaniBub]

"Why are you sniffing?" "I'm trying to smell the fruity garlic"

[@leigh3659]

12:30 Shane: “Each one of these theories that you’re positing make more and more sense.” Ryan: “Theory four: aliens.” Shane: “Ok, I’m done.”

[@thnzxc]

He spoke too soon 😂

[@alextay456]

“Like the people in France who danced until they died.” This is a Mickey Mouse tool that’ll come in handy later

[@juliaheuss1216]

Nurses smell crazy smells all the time. There’s no way one bad scent caused mass hysteria is a bunch of nurses

[@GiDD504]

Julia Heuss right??

[@unknownbyself]

As one other commenter noted, pure smells alone aren't enough to cause the crazy amounts of symptoms, but toxic chemicals are. Maybe she didn't have a mystery illness, but was poisoned by something toxic instead.

[@johndeitman5059]

No every can be affected by mass hysteria even if they smell weird stuff all the time thats like saying a boxers immune to being shot because they get hurt all yhe time but i also believe it wasn't mass hysteria

[@juliaheuss1216]

@@johndeitman5059 the boxer analogy doesn’t make much sense to me bc getting shot isn’t at all like smelling something bad. Nonetheless I get your point and see where you’re coming from

[@GamingIncMasterTroll]

Booti cheeze

[@lowspectech9700]

the words "A fruity garlic smell coming from her mouth" make me physically nauseous.

[@anahi6578]

LifeAt TheShallowEnd SAMEEE

[@theamartin9939]

That’s how my breath smells in the morning 😂 😏

[@AnandKumar-pc7kv]

LifeAt TheShallowEnd (Wheeze) 😂

[@Notquitekris]

Did it give you an OiLy ShEeN

[@cjsmalley5506]

The "fruity-garlic" description reminds me of uncontrolled diabetes; diabetics can smell "fruity" if their sugar level is too high.

[@heyitssarad1234]

I’m coming back to this video after 5 years to say that I work with DMSO on a daily basis (it’s a very very common organic solvent that gets used in synthetic chemistry labs) and it has a distinct smell that I could not put my finger on until recently, when I realized it smelled both garlicky and somewhat sweet, kinda like fruit. I think the fruity-garlic smell must have been the DMSO.

[@Linka_45]

I work with it often in the lab too. But I never picked on its smell. I never smelled anything from it. I'm a very clumsy person so I try to keep things away from my face 😆

[@Olivia-ek9ib]

According to another commenter, DMSO used to be seen as a "remedy" for cancer, so maybe Gloria covered herself in it and that caused the reaction.

[@29jemo]

Hospital worker here. I believe the reason they moved everyone out out of the hospital instead of the woman was because the area where she was being held would be considered contaminated. Since most likely she wasn’t placed in isolation immediately the area would also be considered contaminated (especially since it was an unknown, contagious contaminant) the outside would be a better environment than a contaminated unit.

[@Linka_45]

Thank you for the answer I was wondering about it

[@helena_lang]

look mass hysteria is definitely a thing, but it can’t make someone’s bones literally start dying

[@poggywoggy941]

could be a coincidence

[@FalonGrey]

Most likely not, but I recall there was a person with DID ( dissociative identity disorder) where one of the personalities had diabetes, and the other didn't, yet when they drew blood from each personality, they tested both positive and negative for diabetes, depending on which blood sample they tested. Not really the same thing, but considering what people can do when their minds are "unlocked" it's not impossible.

[@frostywing8941]

@@FalonGrey that sounds odd. What's your source?

[@iintendtoboilyourteeth6573]

@@frostywing8941 his sources came from the movie Split.

[@josfitz5817]

@@FalonGrey I’d like to see your sources, good sir

[@sewergoblins4843]

this is sad why am i laughing so hard at the commentary

[@goaway2855]

trashcan't BEEBO

[@problemtic9409]

trashcan't I see you everywhere and its scaring me...

[@sewergoblins4843]

;)

[@Cartiz_]

Panda Life

[@taemcatboy]

I guess you must have forgot to close the door

[@rosiegold7145]

Hi, hello, I'm 99.9% sure I know what happened and I just realized I've never commented on that here. So DMSO is super easily absorbed by the skin, and because it will solubilize pretty much any compound, anything mixed in with the DMSO when it comes in contact with skin will be absorbed too. So that ED almost certainly had some major contamination issues going on (because hospitals are run by money-hungry sociopaths and not by people interested in patients' wellbeing) and though it wasn't causing any health issues before Gloria came in, once she was being treated, all that excess DMSO on her got all over the people who were treating her, and it carried whatever contaminants were hanging around into their skin with it. That's why the paramedics didn't get sick, since the ambulance would have been relatively clean. Gloria may have simply died from cancer-related complications, but all of that DMSO made the hospital's sterility issues very hazardous, very quickly. Even if the hospital didn't know what happened, they almost certainly would have interfered with the investigation because they knew it could have exposed the issues. Anyway, it wasn't aliens or mass hysteria, it was science and capitalism.

[@heyitssarad1234]

Yup, and DMSO smells both fruity and garlicky.

[@felixftw4702]

i guess you could say we have concrete evidence that "capitalism kills"

[@hopegraham4191]

The fruity smell also reminded me of the smell that comes from ketoacidosis, which can also cause kidney failure which she died of, but I haven't found any mention of her being diabetic, so it's not extremely likely I suppose

[@thatonelemonboio8579]

Shane: Wow Ryan you did really good today Ryan: There's one last theory, a- Shane: Don't.... don't say it Ryan: -liens

[@Indy-the-soup]

Bro they smelt the fruity garlicky scent from across the universe and made a beeline towards her

[@catag811]

They really nailed it with this series. It is so interesting, but Shane provides just enough comic relief to not totally and completely creep you out. I love this.

[@nurseaylla]

Yes yes yes yes!!

[@dakotagrace9260]

watch the x-files lmao

[@parklee3440]

a goudy exactly, and that's the reason why I watch their unsolved mystery series.

[@larissaroc]

If Shane wasn't in this series I would not watch it lmao.

[@harperh1067]

a goudy truuuuuueeeee

[@fatherpeggy]

With them talking during this it destroys any fear I had. I love this series! It makes me feel like I'm not a complete wimp!

[@savannahlake9369]

MLPGirl6410 hey i just commented something similar - good to not be the only one

[@angelinanorthcutt7699]

I feel the same

[@nikkidakittycat3744]

MLPGirl6410 meh I've watched to many horror videos I feel nothing

[@nenabunena]

True. The Black Dahlia case for example is pretty creepy and scary but they destroy it with their jovial quips and jokes

[@ruqaiyah1412]

The_Newbie_Otaku sameeee

[@andreadavis1388]

Imagine how terrifying that is. You go to the hospital for help and everyone who touches/comes by you faints/get sick.

[@crispydankmemes958]

I wonder if she didn’t try some sort of weird “homeopathic” remedy for her cervical cancer and it caused some weird reaction in her body.

[@constantTVstatic]

please I thought that said homophobic-

[@gravelroad1228]

DMSO

[@thelocaldork]

@@constantTVstatic sjhfkshdk me too

[@nplt8263]

'Cept Homeopathy dilutes whatever it is that they put in the mixtures by the time it reaches a patient it should have no effect

[@georgerogers2120]

@@nplt8263 I think Crispy Dank Memes may have meant it as a catch-all term for "insert baseless pseudoscientific non-treatment" here.

[@kellypawspa]

You guys missed the strangest part of this story..... They actually tore the hospital down and never rebuilt it because of this.. it's now a Home Depot.

[@Justrandom368]

Kelly Rae Callaway really wow

[@Arrowman03]

Really? Dang I’m surprised by this case cuz I go to Riverside for my medical needs

[@flowerswerewarpaint646]

@@Arrowman03 are you saying the hospital is still there ?

[@tommyklein45]

BOW BOW BO-BOW

[@John-ir5rn]

It's actually a Lowe's now

[@francesleones4973]

Just realized that this is the one episode where you can hear Shane reacting to Ryan's facts.

[@rasmiecolina5667]

i thought i'm the only one who noticed

[@Oliver-ub4gc]

Omg I noticed that, I always wondered whether they pre-recorded it but clearly not

[@ihatemyselfuwu3960]

3:18 "whAt..?"

[@sour_peckanmix]

There's one instance of that in the Illuminati video as well

[@francesleones4973]

@@sour_peckanmix watching it right now and I heard it.

[@samuelmurzea5721]

I was 9 years old when this happened abs lived in Riverside. It captivated the entire town and country pretty much. General Hospital had a horrible reputation even before this, afterwards people were afraid to go back at all.

[@armansingh6293]

I feel like it would be pretty easy in a lab to set up a test to effectively prove or disprove the dimethyl sulfate theory. I mean how hard can it be to attempt to synthesize dimethyl sulfate from some DMSO gel, oxygen, bodily sulfate, and an electric defibrillator. The simulation wouldn't even be particularly expensive

[@Rebecca-asdf]

yeah and that theory seemed the most plausible, weird how "scientists" dismissed it- is it published anywhere why they thought it was impossible?

[@cend2362]

seriously. and @Rebecca they said it was impossible inside the body. but arman is suggesting to prove it outside

[@seanharman4543]

And who do you think administered her that medication to begin with??? All hail The Watcher

[@turtleopp1704]

Fruity garlic? All hail The Watcher

[@averybarr5044]

It was Ricky goldsworth

[@dndhdhab]

Turtle opp ç

[@magicaltits4586]

~randomly tells;ALL HAIL THE FLIPPING WATCHER ;D

[@biryanibitch2957]

Turtle opp LOOOOOOOOOL

[@lemonmilk8834]

Buzz(wheeze) Unsolved

[@anahi6578]

Lemon milk actually laughing now THIS is what I call smarts

[@gone3211]

Lol

[@yo.pierre5839]

this comment deserves more attention

[@haleym3725]

Lemon milk buzzwheeze

[@lizzieolsen4103]

Buzz(wheeze) Unsolved Mystery of the Mysterious Fruity Garlic Smell

[@slackhackman9115]

My grandfather who was a very nice person but an impressive alcoholic was buried back in 1974. To this very day the grass over his grave will not grow. It's always been a family oddity, but hilarious.😂👍

[@riversong4997]

Just in case anyone was wondering, the X-Files episode they mentioned is called The Erlenmeyer Flask, and it's a really good episode. Wherever you are now, Ms. Ramirez, I hope you know peace.

[@musewounded]

i see buzzfeed unsolved , i click even though im fucking scared

[@gabrielasandoval2582]

nectar™ I know I am scared

[@christopheryoeurng3722]

This was the only one that I'm not scared with

[@jadam9903]

me too

[@sidraiz22]

nectar™ me 3

[@christopheryoeurng3722]

I take that back

[@milesj8576]

Ryan: Ramirez's body was covered in an oily sheen... Ad: Our skin tells a story!

[@ols-ooooo]

Me too

[@jadaharris7347]

Why did I get a ad like that😂😂

[@Azrael_16_09]

KZbin ads be really bold rn, giving us two back to back unskipable ads

[@grainy1438]

Dove body wash 😂

[@Chris__1]

Bru they still have the dove ads on this video.

[@lindseydejesus1877]

hm. i work in a university chem lab and we use DMSO as a solvent. we always have to be super, super careful with DMSO because if you get it on your skin, it will act as a solvent and allow pretty much anything to enter your skin and bloodstream _extremely_ fast. i'm not sure if ramierez had access to lab-grade DMSO, but if she'd applied enough and then come into contact with any sort of toxin (think even like, cleaners or environmental toxins). I sent this case and the actual 1997 paper by grant et al to my PI, and he simply suspected that a combination of lidocaine and acetaminophen caused her heart to stop, although this wouldn't explain the apparent other effects suffered by the nursing staff. just my two cents!

[@ashleym9329]

Fruity breath is something nurse are taught to keep an eye out for upon examination (it can can mean super high levels of blood sugar). Nurses know a lot more than ppl give them credit for! (I'm only 4 years behind with my comment lol)

[@kaoskorekid9136]

To the people saying it's most likely mass hysteria: the worst sufferer had nicrosis of the bones, that's not something that would've been hysterics.

[@InterloperBob]

maybe she didn't really suffer that symptom. Maybe the doctors who concluded that were under the hysteria.

[@jinolin9062]

Will Keve my god, she had to use crutches and as the top comment says, it was uncooked meth that was causing it.

[@InterloperBob]

@@jinolin9062 Well then I'm wrong.

[@emeraldkoala2543]

@@jinolin9062 well, I've never really studied biology, psychology, medicine or anything like that. But I heard somewhere that after a traumatic event people can become convinced that they need to use things like wheelchairs and walking sticks to get around, and genuinely believe that they can't walk without those things, even though there's nothing physically wrong with them. Once again I'm not an expert, I'm just repeating something I vaguely remember hearing from a source that I can't remember. I'm also not saying that I believe that's what happened in this case, I'm just saying it's not impossible for it to happen. Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.

[@crestfallenonthelanding5103]

@@emeraldkoala2543 while that's true, there was bone decay. Something that was medically proven. Hysteria couldn't have caused that

[@teayshastubbs2033]

I know he did not call Gloria “the stink bomb “ 💀

[@rudrapatel556]

Te’Aysha Stubbs nice

[@teayshastubbs2033]

Ew_its _ice_gEEK thank you luv ❤️

[@kat-ih6uy]

Or stinky glow stick

[@oregan0]

yes

[@rissa5813]

LOL

[@lunarvclipse]

Omg I was wondering why the "fruity garlicky smell" sounded familiar and at 7:50 I remembered that I had in internship at my universitys lab where I worked with dmso the whole semester and although it sounds ridiculous dmso smells exactly like "fruity garlic"! The smell is so strong and pungent and unlike anything I've ever smelled before

[@SapientGalaxy]

One of the things I love about rewatching these episodes is noticing when Shane puts on a voice and realizing he used that voice for a puppet years later. Like when he said "Maybe aliens, though" at 13:48, it's the voice of Clipped Coin.

[@justsayingchannel6522]

Shane's the comic relief that stops me from shitting myself

[@planetarydreams]

JUSTSAYINGCHANNEL Same

[@smorethemeriersmores6537]

same

[@gwensberg2326]

Sarcasm is an art with Shane.

[@brendapxh]

YESSSS

[@opheliamendiola8126]

Same..that's probably why he's in this

[@rozmansj]

Fruity and garlic are two smells I have never associated with one another.

[@carolerawlins3745]

Just put fruit snacks and b-sticks and that’s how it smells

[@coconutgaming4512]

@@carolerawlins3745 what are b-sticks?!

[@nullvoid6095]

@@coconutgaming4512 bread sticks

[@diversaMENTIS]

Never tasted durian I presume

[@professionaljolynesimp1517]

I tried to know how it smells like after the video by putting cut apples bananas and oranges next to minced garlic and it doesn't smell great

[@zeldablaise9610]

Wendigoon just made an incredible video on this about the use of DMSO and a great explanation of it all.

[@talstalsmcgals7001]

theres a lot of stories about people with cancer going to random places doing unknown and untested treatments for cancer. I wonder if she did something like that and it ended up causing all of her and the others symptoms. I don't know much about medical but it's a possibility in my opinion.

[@cara3041]

This is like the only good series on buzzfeed.

[@cara3041]

Also, they wheeze a lot

[@strfckr9896]

Mushmonster lol I noticed that too, mostly it's just Ryan who wheezes a lot

[@cara3041]

Lol I know

[@thievingcobra1181]

Mushmonster it's so true

[@Lyw1234567890]

Mushmonster and the cheap vs. expensive series imo

[@sageparsley7447]

I really want them to do a buzzed unsolved on the French people who danced until they died

[@rl2363]

Sage Parsley honeslty!!!!!

[@kierac7524]

H2O Hyperwolf 420 what

[@tf2615]

Sage Parsley there was a case in the middle ages which made whole towns dance until their limbs fell off, it turned out it was a disease that caused spasms and limb loss so maybe they are related I've never heard of the French case though.

[@maggienelson7791]

Sage Parsley yes

[@daph9800]

Yessssssss

[@dustyfedora]

I think it could be a combination of theory two and three. The chemical reaction could’ve been caused by some sort of external force from the somewhat shady nature of the hospital and ER

[@Unmyeong]

Shane: these keep making more and more sense as we go for once Ryan: another theory is aliens Shane: I take that back

[@amysaslekova9098]

3:27, "Their clothes were removed and put in bags out of fear of a toxic chemical" *uses a shot of BAREHANDED people shoving clothes into a bag*

[@loretta5653]

Well they were already contaminated I guess?

[@alikamykin8774]

Obviously the true procedure would have been done with gloves to avoid spreading whatever they believed was around. All the confiscated clothes would have been put together and into an isolated room

[@defaultusername123]

#GettyImages #Shutterstock #b-roll #cannotsuewhatcannotbeseen

[@Hello.goodbye777]

Maybe the person who was putting the clothes in the bag was the person it belonged to and they undressed themselves lol idk

[@kimdarrylong5807]

It was stock footage ya'll. lol

[@escorpion4255]

She probably ate the new steak house burrito from taco bell

[@escorpion4255]

Case closed

[@pilo3o]

No, she probably just had a bit too much McDonald's.

[@skkskskssksksowu5027]

Art Dreamer LOOOLL

[@juliannac802]

Art Dreamer 😂😂😂

[@veronicavondras8020]

Art Dreamer she probably had a Baja blast with it😂

[@courtneyhasissues3644]

love that shane mentions the dancing plague and now has a show of his own where the professor got to teach ryan all about it. i love these two so much that i go back and rewatch everything at least 3 times.

[@gurushanthiramadoss4850]

When her body was dug up again because her husband wanted an independent autopsy she was missing her heart. Although that can be due to the body decomposing it's a major part of the investigation they left out

[@maxcineforrest1149]

Does no one realize that what her symptoms are sound a lot like radioactive poisoning???

[@sgt.dripface8432]

Maybe a bioweapon

[@charlescantbreathe]

Maxcine Forrest i swear there was a story JUST like this were the lady had radioactive poisoning?

[@katieyoung1900]

Or someone going into Ketoacidosis

[@avab1942]

i don’t know those symptoms, but they sound like a good theory

[@Parv_Not_Perv]

@@katieyoung1900 yep, that's what that was!

[@h4nn.h]

it's not BuzzFeed Unsolved without (wheeze) 😂😂

[@appleiskawaii2548]

hannahisstrange or (*hahaha*)

[@nathang.2705]

hannahisstrange or endquote

[@user-mo2ko9zh1v]

hahahah

[@paulgrow1280]

hannah ikr

[@purplebanana2406]

hannah YESSSS

[@thesnowqueen89]

i'll still be rewatching these like 50 years from now. their banter never gets old ALL HAIL THE WATCHER

[@milli_1272]

Goes to pay respects: Shane: im tryna smell fruity garlic

[@lauraxx4444]

THE NEXT ONE BETTER BE ABOUT PEOPLE DANCING IN FRANCE

[@syd_has_signed_in]

Laura Asensio DANCE IN FRANCE DANCE IN FRANCE

[@marievrijs2272]

Laura Asensio YESSS

[@taylorthomas9022]

Agreed!

[@aislinnvasquez5955]

what?

[@eollah5345]

what is that??

[@Ridley369]

Family: "The county is covering this up!" The county: "We looked into it - turns out, we're not covering anything up. Case closed."

[@7.2percentalcohol45]

Lol.. 2 dam fuNny

[@toughntiny]

Typical county

[@kellypawspa]

Look over there, while we demo the entire hospital!

[@lee2791]

Nothing happened because i said so!

[@karimcdonald7670]

Sounds familiar...almost as if this seems to be the likeliest outcome of (at least) 99% of “Investigate the investigator” cases.

[@janebudde6220]

I’m not at all surprised that the syringe was tossed. They had multiple staff working on the patient, it’s routine to dispose of your needle once samples have been collected

[@ravenlenoirr]

i feel like they probably took all patients out because if they thought the hospital was already contaminated because gloria was in there and they didn’t want to risk other patients staying in there in case (and also if they were trying to save her life they would need all of the hospital equipment and good lighting)

[@xeres8656]

By far, one of the best Buzzfeed series ever.

[@belleclairdelune]

Army of Potatoes hi fellow ARMY 🌚

[@specialsnowfake6744]

Army of Potatoes Buzzfeed viewers easily pleased

[@NailujG]

Army of Potatoes BTS (:

[@mariette__2538]

Army of Potatoes ARMY

[@irene-dn6ko]

Army of Potatoes Army (;

[@ari6809]

“the people who danced till they died?” “coming soon on unsolved” me: laughs in puppet history

[@libby5432]

yeah he's been obsessed with them for years hahaha

[@joshuahodges4280]

I was just about to comment this omg...

[@RAT-BOY1112]

Sam onella is god

[@DHABHI]

@@RAT-BOY1112 all hail Sam!

[@kaiyote7924]

3:20 coming back after all these years I'm still pissed that "avascular necrosis" was deemed "mass hysteria". Ludicrous

[@i_like_to_eat_bones4445]

I watched a video on this recently! Another way the nerve gas could've been created, was pressure. Under pressure, it can break down and turn to gas. And taking blood samples? Those lil bottles are pressurized. And conveniently, that's when everyone started experiencing symptoms. Right when samples were taken. And it's believed when the sample was taken, that little bit of pressure was all that was needed to create enough gas to cause symptoms. So, there was actually multiple ways it could've broke down into the nerve gas. So they believe they've figured it out? But the family does very much believe she never used the cream, let alone heard of it. So take that as you will.

[@olivia-rk1tp]

doctors: julie gorchynski's bones are literally dying, it can't be mass hysteria the california dept. of health: this sign won't stop me, because i can't read!

[@kata9553]

CA DOH: *embodies 😑 I pretend I do not see meme*

[@nullvoid6095]

@Sky Gardener it’s weird, though. The cases sound like the spread of radiation, and one of the top commenters noted that possibility... and somehow they only investigated the two “poisons”

[@vianeeyalvarez3557]

shane's humor makes these videos less scary . god bless him

[@lilm3owza]

Same XD

[@alittledeath9566]

vianeey alvarez *josh dun*

[@vianeeyalvarez3557]

woah i didn't expect these many likes fgdhjsd

[@meeras3495]

vianeey alvarez IKR

[@sonyarts6928]

vianeey alvarez ikr

[@avacadoequestrian8918]

Shane and Ryan’s humor is what allows me to watch these and fall asleep soundly at night 🤣 like it’s creepy but in a fun way

[@riyak.7393]

Ryan's ''ahhHHH" at 2:45 absolutely sent me 💀

[@chartreusecircle1546]

I’ve worked with DMSO frequently, both in liquid and gel form. It has an awful, powerful smell. Upon contact with the skin, it causes an intense burning sensation. Even the vapor from it will make your eyes burn and your face feel hot. It’s nasty stuff, often used as an anti-inflammatory given to animals. It’s applied to the skin topically, given via nasogastric tube, or intravenous injection. Some people use DMSO to topically treat pain for arthritis, etc. There is some pseudoscience out there claiming that DMSO kills cancer cells, though this hasn’t been shown to be the case. But remember: Gloria had cancer. And some cancer patients get desperate and try unproven or even harmful home remedies. It’s not unreasonable to think that someone convinced Gloria to not only coat her skin in DMSO, but orally consume an insane amount of it, or even inject it directly into her bloodstream... not only poisoning herself, but possibly creating a toxic chemical reaction with a food substance or other drugs she was taking.

[@novelle7212]

This theory is amazing, especially since it comes from someone with experience with DMSO. Wow, I think you might be right?!

[@cronchybo]

what is DMSO?

[@1-800-AUDIOS]

oh my god your right that could very well be what happened

[@fondaproctor9034]

I’ve used it on horses when wrapping injured legs. When coming into contact with it on my skin, I could immediately taste it in my mouth every time and that would last for the whole day. It is strong stuff!

[@heatweve]

this!!!!!!

[@dudebro2282]

I have been binge watching these all day and now have a bunch of useless supernatural facts in my head.

[@valentineyves]

SENPAI NOTICE ME same

[@crystxls7431]

SENPAI NOTICE ME same

[@paulapueblitolopez5858]

ILOVESUGAKOOKIES&TAE!!!! INFIRES MAN!! Random, but tell me why I should like BTS. just saw your name and it instantly annoyed me. ffs, my sister gushed and won't shut up about Suga

[@xxa4051]

Paul McCharmly tbh I'm a fan cause of their dance videos and their music. Liek u should watch their dance practice videos if you like to.

[@paulapueblitolopez5858]

tropicaltiffany mmm, they're pretty good dancers but I've honestly heard better music :p

[@iamme6773]

It seems kinda weird that they waited six whole days to do an autopsy and then only checked for a couple specific things.

[@r.georgiou]

It’s not weird they probably Waited because the decomposition of the body along with her toxic stuff she had would be deadly for them

[@Themindhorse311]

The dollop did an episode on this, it was meth that was being made in different hospitals and being transported via the ambulances from each hospital.

[@sierrakimberley4808]

we need a whole channel of just unsolved videos

[@sierrakimberley4808]

also PLEASE cover the JonBenet Ramsey case!!!

[@wavyy9380]

+Sierra Kimberley OH MY GOD YES

[@basically_lauren151]

Sierra Kimberley Shane Dawson found out what happened on his channel awhile ago

[@sierrakimberley4808]

Cookie Kitten yeah i know, i've seen his video, but im so fascinated by the case and i've done so much information of it myself, but i would still love to see unsolved cover it !!

[@demlipscringe981]

one more the dynaltov pass

[@bettyboo5155]

3 years late, but I'mma still watch

[@MattHowardAN]

2 years**

[@80ty6ixx]

Matt Howard (wheeze)

[@ninawhite7906]

betty boo Rtt

[@bettyboo5155]

@@MattHowardAN oh lol

[@nicolaswyatt1644]

watcher.

[@maayanpraiss1541]

omg i love they’re banter its the best and so comforting and it always makes me smile and laugh

[@smellymewi]

13:01 for one of Ryan's best laughters.

[@bi_cycle]

Shane: these are all so realistic Ryan: next theory - ALIENS?

[@elmergarcia4908]

An alien and a woman puking fruity garlic?Sounds like a case for C.C Tinsley

[@misshannabelle6299]

Elmer Garcia hahahaha

[@imyoursicdisaster]

Can I slytherout? Th

[@alexvino431]

"Each theory makes more sense." *Ryan activates the UFO theory card* Shane: "Nope."

[@Isaac-ci5wy]

1.1k

[@bezolsmate]

RIP Watcher

[@Restlessgypzy]

We use DMSO on our older horses, for various age related lamenesses and arthritis. It’s best used to also help other applications absorb easier/quickly. BUT….You have to be extremely cautious of mixing it with other medications as it can cause an overdose or not play well. That’s for humans as well. Plus wear gloves, it DOES in fact smell like garlic or “pickles” and will leave that taste in your mouth, by just getting it on your hands.

[@XHermit4Life]

I'm getting some "Stranger Things" vibe from this case for some reason

[@carlalooo]

love that show!!

[@XHermit4Life]

carla As do I, I'm so excited for season 2!

[@plasticbeach1611]

XHermit4Life me too! and i love that show!

[@quinncopeland5242]

XHermit4Life I CANT WAIT FOR SEASON TWO OMG

[@thereallilmusk3346]

yea me too

[@CorgiCookies]

Fainting, apnea, etc can be explained by mass hysteria. But bone deterioration can't be explained by mass hysteria.

[@shamx_rose5109]

Corgi Cookies the bone deterioration was from lack of oxygen which can happen from Apnea

[@Ridley369]

Thank you for writing what I was thinking. Really frustrated neither of them realized that.

[@Lee1567]

They did say that by theories

[@bgilley8199]

@@shamx_rose5109 Avascular necrosis is specifically caused by lack of blood supply. I could find no direct link between apnea and avascular necrosis.

[@ST-rj8iu]

The most plausible is something went wrong with hospital equipment. They didn't want to get sued and made up other theories to be confused and not get sued. The lotion seems really improbable.

[@erinwhipple4666]

The reason they evacuated the hospital was because they initially thought there was some sort of gas leak. They didn’t automatically suspect that maybe their patient was emitting toxic fumes haha

[@pipedream2556]

Wait did the mass hysteria theorists write off the necrosis? A woman's muscles were spontaneously dying, temporarily crippling her, and they're assuming it was all in their heads?!?!

[@spectralwiitch7544]

Doctors write off women's symptoms of things as psychosomatic all the time, unfortunately. I'm not too terribly surprised that they looked at them, and went "Hmmmmm.... Yep! Nothing wrong here, it's all in your head. Have a nice day, that'll be eight hundred dollars."

[@prithagore4870]

As one comment earlier said somewhere , it's possible that she already had it but wssnt diagnosed until after they tested her for the supposed psychogenic symptoms showed up of mass hysteria. Its weird they didnt mention it at all though. But its possible she already had the disease

[@emilybarker6405]

"All in her head" isn't necessarily degrading or playing down the situation, especially as she got treatment for it. Psychosomatics are powerful and can play a role in physical health, normally to a much minor degree. although i agree there is an incredibly small chance of psychosomatic stress in mass hysteria causing such an illness, unless of course she had this illness, that then got exacerbated by the stress she endured at the hospital that night

[@DavidKen878]

@@emilybarker6405 You're saying one one hour of stress can majorly exacerbate an illness? You all will come up with anything to make sense of what you believe to be true.

[@artemisgaming7625]

​@@spectralwiitch7544 You're a clown if you really think gender had anything to do with it. Go shoe-horn in your non existent problems somewhere else.

[@devanohalloran7298]

“FrUiTy GaRlIc” JESUS KEN WE HAVE A PATIENT HERE

[@wendylevy9266]

This brings a whole new meaning to silent but deadly.

[@mr10acity54]

Yall are good at making these unsettling

[@glencoco2386]

The Anneliese michel exorcism video still got me shook, i don't think im ready to watch this....

[@hornedserpent3438]

Glen Coco 4 FOR YOU GLEN COCO! YOU GO GLEN COCO!

[@viic7025]

this is not that bad comparing to the last one about exorcism xD

[@rayanamin8950]

Jiiiiimiiiin

[@rayanamin8950]

Jiiiiimiiiin

[@lindsaye584]

Glen Coco YOU GO GLEN COCO!

[@jvmonteirof2781]

bro i love this video format

[@cecilialeon6588]

THANK YOU GUYS!!!!... for recent info.. on this unsolved case of Gloria Ramirez death and the how? Your positive humor helped alot too. It's not that you guys made funny of ther death? BUT brought up very good theories and it should be investigated instead of had nicknamed her..The Toxic Lady!!!!???? Thank you guys...Keep up the good work...

[@heyitstori3672]

I love this because it's like fascinating creepy stories but it's great bc of their comments so you don't feel scared

[@heyitstori3672]

It's like comedic relief

[@nathanhester252]

Victoria Rodriguez Yeah and it isn't so morbid bc of their talks

[@jayleedavis7488]

Victoria Rodriguez 9

[@atsxzi]

Bcuz we aren't scared.

[@Adam-jd2fe]

shutup bitch

[@SabakuNoSimone]

The “fruity garlic smell” could be the result of a fruity smelling breath combined with her just eating food with garlic in it. A fruity smelling breath is a symptom of for example liver failure, Diabetic Ketoacidosis or Hhs. And garlic can smell days after you eat it.

[@NDCJ22]

SabakuNoSimone That's what I went to as well.

[@courtesy3993]

Exactly my theory. The two are not related to each other

[@Paya-hx6eu]

Probably not DKA, I’ve been hospitalized for it... doesn’t sound like it

[@jaden.gracefully]

I think it’s kedoacidosis (Sorry if spelt wrong) just my opinion tho

[@skylerkustich2135]

SabakuNoSimone i was thinking an excess amount of dimethyl sulfide in the blood. there has been cases when DMSO rises to levels so potent that the doctors become sick even exposed. that would also explain the small white particles in the blood

[@maciaaa5859]

As a nurse, Shane’s “elaborate hooky” theory is not as crazy as you’d think. With the way the medical field has been for healthcare workers the last 3 years….. I wouldn’t be opposed to throwing myself on the ground for 10 paid days off. Hell, this point I’d do it for 10 UNpaid days off. (I am not discrediting the accounts of the employees of this facility)

[@juliannabarnett870]

imagine shane and ryan just start burning and vomiting when they get near her grave

[@felix8794]

shiny sheen shane*

[@alexeasley3057]

Anyone else want an UNSOLVED video on the people in France who kept on dancing till they died!

[@MissDiamondEmerald]

You mean Dance mania? or Jumping french men from Maine?

[@twilightfan9174]

Alex Easley YES OMG

[@melamey]

You mean they Panicked! At the Disco?

[@lordsalsa1345]

Alex Easley yeah actually

[@tealeaf7476]

Ramen Noodle no they danced! In France